Persian March by Johann Strauss, Jr. (1825-1899). Arranged by Rodney Parker. For Concert Band. New Year's Concert / Marches / Grand Marches. Classic Arrangement. Grade 3. Score and Parts. Duration 2 minutes, 52 seconds. Published by Molenaar Edition (ML.012326020).
Among the some 1500 compositions by Johann Strauss Sr. and his three sons there are some 70 marches, 45 of them written by Johann Strauss Jr. He composed military marches, marches for students and even a revolutionary march. Besides several exotic sounding concert marches, such as the Russian March, the Egyptian March, the Serbian March and the Spanish March Johann Strauss Son also wrote a Persian March: 'Persischer Marsch' opus 289. Originally the march was called 'Persischer Armeemarsch' (Persian Army March) and was written for the Shah of Persia, Nasir Ed-Dir in 1856. The composer made a first revision for a concert in the Vienna 'Volksgarten' (Popular Garden) in 1864 and a second for a concert in Pavlovsk, Russia in 1869. It is a march with an oriental sound in which the composer tried to recreate some exotic sonorities.

Perpetuum Mobile by Johann Strauss, Jr. (1825-1899). Arranged by M. Carros. For Concert Band. Novelties / Arrangements of Classical Pieces / New Year's Concert. Classic Arrangement. Grade 4. Score. Duration 3 minutes, 11 seconds. Published by Molenaar Edition (ML.012311080-S).
Johann Strauss Junior wrote this 'Perpetuum Mobile' opus 257 in 1861, inspired by a grand Viennese Ball. This event had been announced as a 'Carnival Perpetuum Mobile' with non-stop dancing and music. The Strauss Brothers conducted alternately, so the music and the dancing never stopped. This composition consists of 24 variations on a theme of 8 bars, allowing a small solopart to almost all instruments. As is often the case with Johann Straui!!'s compositions, the point comes at the end. This ingenious musical satire, subtitled 'A musical Joke', immediately became the big success of the Summer Concert Season of the Strauss Orchestra in the Russian town of Pavlovsk in 1862.

Perpetuum Mobile by Johann Strauss, Jr. (1825-1899). Arranged by M. Carros. For Concert Band. Novelties / Arrangements of Classical Pieces / New Year's Concert. Classic Arrangement. Grade 4. Score and Parts. Duration 3 minutes, 11 seconds. Published by Molenaar Edition (ML.012311080).
Johann Strauss Junior wrote this 'Perpetuum Mobile' opus 257 in 1861, inspired by a grand Viennese Ball. This event had been announced as a 'Carnival Perpetuum Mobile' with non-stop dancing and music. The Strauss Brothers conducted alternately, so the music and the dancing never stopped. This composition consists of 24 variations on a theme of 8 bars, allowing a small solopart to almost all instruments. As is often the case with Johann Straui!!'s compositions, the point comes at the end. This ingenious musical satire, subtitled 'A musical Joke', immediately became the big success of the Summer Concert Season of the Strauss Orchestra in the Russian town of Pavlovsk in 1862.

Feuerfest Polka by Terry Kenny. For Concert Band. New Year's Concert / Polka. Classic Arrangement. Grade 3. Score. Published by Molenaar Edition (ML.012265030-S).
Joseph Strauss (Vienna 1827-1870), the second son of Johann Strauss Senior, was active as an engineer and an architect before getting in the wake of his illustrious father and brother.

Feuerfest Polka by Terry Kenny. For Concert Band. New Year's Concert / Polka. Classic Arrangement. Grade 3. Score and Parts. Published by Molenaar Edition (ML.012265030).
Joseph Strauss (Vienna 1827-1870), the second son of Johann Strauss Senior, was active as an engineer and an architect before getting in the wake of his illustrious father and brother.

Der Zigeunerbaron (Ouverture). By Johann Strauss, Jr. (1825-1899). Arranged by Akira Yodo. For Concert Band. Arrangements of Classical Opera and Operetta Overtures / Arrangements of Classical Pieces / New Year's Concert. Classic Arrangement. Grade 4. Score. Published by Molenaar Edition (ML.012183080-S).
Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899) will always be remembered and loved for his innumerable splendid waltzes. Besides a great number of marches, galops and polkas, he also composed sixteen operettas. 'The Gipsy Baron' is an operetta in three acts, based on a libretto by J. Schnitzer; the latter in fact adapted the short story 'Saffi' written by Maurus Jokai, editor of a Budapest newspaper. The operetta was premiered on 24 october 1885 at the 'An der Wien' Theatre, the day before the composer's sixtieth birthday. The plot is set in the seventeenth century and deals with SandA!r Barinkay's return home. When he wants to recover the land of his ancestors he discovers that Gipsies have got hold of it. In the course of many adventures he falls in love with the gipsy girl 'Saffi', who finally turns out to be a real princess. According to the tradition, the charming overture contains many of the most beautiful songs and melodies of this successful operetta. The Japanese arranger Akira Yodo made this brilliant arrangement for wind band.

Der Zigeunerbaron (Ouverture). By Johann Strauss, Jr. (1825-1899). Arranged by Akira Yodo. For Concert Band. Arrangements of Classical Opera and Operetta Overtures / Arrangements of Classical Pieces / New Year's Concert. Classic Arrangement. Grade 4. Score and Parts. Published by Molenaar Edition (ML.012183080).
Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899) will always be remembered and loved for his innumerable splendid waltzes. Besides a great number of marches, galops and polkas, he also composed sixteen operettas. 'The Gipsy Baron' is an operetta in three acts, based on a libretto by J. Schnitzer; the latter in fact adapted the short story 'Saffi' written by Maurus Jokai, editor of a Budapest newspaper. The operetta was premiered on 24 october 1885 at the 'An der Wien' Theatre, the day before the composer's sixtieth birthday. The plot is set in the seventeenth century and deals with SandA!r Barinkay's return home. When he wants to recover the land of his ancestors he discovers that Gipsies have got hold of it. In the course of many adventures he falls in love with the gipsy girl 'Saffi', who finally turns out to be a real princess. According to the tradition, the charming overture contains many of the most beautiful songs and melodies of this successful operetta. The Japanese arranger Akira Yodo made this brilliant arrangement for wind band.

Egyptischer Marsch (Opus 135). By Johann Strauss, Jr. (1825-1899). Arranged by Willem Steijn. For Concert Band. Grand Marches / Arrangements of Classical Pieces / New Year's Concert. Classic Arrangement. Grade 3. Score. Duration 4 minutes, 30 seconds. Published by Molenaar Edition (ML.012043050-S).
Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899) is famous all over the world as the 'Viennese Waltz King'. Nevertheless Strauss Junior also composed many polka's and a series of marches among which Russian March and Egyptian March are still regularly performed at the traditional New Year's Television Concert.

Egyptischer Marsch (Opus 135). By Johann Strauss, Jr. (1825-1899). Arranged by Willem Steijn. For Concert Band. Grand Marches / Arrangements of Classical Pieces / New Year's Concert. Classic Arrangement. Grade 3. Score and Parts. Duration 4 minutes, 30 seconds. Published by Molenaar Edition (ML.012043050).
Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899) is famous all over the world as the 'Viennese Waltz King'. Nevertheless Strauss Junior also composed many polka's and a series of marches among which Russian March and Egyptian March are still regularly performed at the traditional New Year's Television Concert.

Wald-Sinfonie by Kees Vlak. For Concert Band. Original Pieces / County Scenes/Four Seasons/Sun/Light / New Year's Concert. Original Pieces. Grade 5. Score. Published by Molenaar Edition (ML.011990100-S).
It was during his stay at Freiburg, Germany where he was attending a Music Festival of the German Band Confederation in '86, that Kees Vlak found inspiration for this romantic work. At this festival he was awarded a prize for one of his compositions. He lived in the small village of Horben, hidden among pine woods on a mountain at the border of the Black Forest. Each morning a blackbird singing in a huge pine next to the composer's window woke him up. This bird song opens the composition. The second theme paints the lake 'Titisee'. The new theme is closely linked to the hunt and played by the typical German helicon-like euphoniums. This theme interacts with the second theme and the work ends with a grand finale meant as a musical hommage to this wonderful area.

Wald-Sinfonie by Kees Vlak. For Concert Band. Original Pieces / County Scenes/Four Seasons/Sun/Light / New Year's Concert. Original Pieces. Grade 5. Score and Parts. Published by Molenaar Edition (ML.011990100).
It was during his stay at Freiburg, Germany where he was attending a Music Festival of the German Band Confederation in '86, that Kees Vlak found inspiration for this romantic work. At this festival he was awarded a prize for one of his compositions. He lived in the small village of Horben, hidden among pine woods on a mountain at the border of the Black Forest. Each morning a blackbird singing in a huge pine next to the composer's window woke him up. This bird song opens the composition. The second theme paints the lake 'Titisee'. The new theme is closely linked to the hunt and played by the typical German helicon-like euphoniums. This theme interacts with the second theme and the work ends with a grand finale meant as a musical hommage to this wonderful area.

Abschied Ohne Worten by Ted Huggens. For Concert Band. New Year's Concert / Original Pieces / Original Works Light Music Repertoire. Original Pieces. Grade 3. Score. Published by Molenaar Edition (ML.011739030-S).

Abschied Ohne Worten by Ted Huggens. For Concert Band. New Year's Concert / Original Pieces / Original Works Light Music Repertoire. Original Pieces. Grade 3. Score and Parts. Published by Molenaar Edition (ML.011739030).

Air Fur Zwei by Ted Huggens. For Concert Band. New Year's Concert / Clarinet Solo and Wind Band / Original Pieces. Solo and Band Series. Grade 3. Score and Parts. Published by Molenaar Edition (ML.011738030).